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USA looks to extent U-17 streaks

[MAKING A LIST] The USA can wrap a berth in the Under-17 World Cup for a record 12th straight time if it ties or beats host Jamaica Friday at CONCACAF’s Group B qualifying tournament or Canada and Trinidad & Tobago tie in the first game. The USA, which also faces group leader Costa Rica on Sunday, takes an 18-game unbeaten streak in CONCACAF qualifying into the weekend action.

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U.S. U-17 opponents raid youth ranks for players

Three of the U.S. opponents at the CONCACAF Under-17 qualifying tournament in Jamaica have American products on their roster. Canada, which faces the USA Wednesday night at 5 pm CT in Kingston, has 16-year-old defender Drew Beckie, who took up soccer at the age of 4 after moving from Canada and plays for Real Colorado. Several other players in Canada’s U-17 pool are American-based while Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica also have a U.S. connection.

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